Israeli warplane shot down as air force carries out large scale attack against Iranian targets in Syria after a drone violated its airspace

Israel said F-16 was taking part in retaliation for what was 'serious Iranian attack'
Military said it carried out 'large scale' strike against Iranian and Syrian targets
Warplane downed by Syrian anti-aircraft fire, crashed in Israel, crew both alive
Israel said a drone launched from Syria was intercepted by a helicopter

Jabberwalker
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 2:54 pm

Imagine leasing an airport to the Iranians. Assad is a serious ball of slime.

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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 2:55 pm

Oh, I imagine this won't end well.

Jabberwalker wrote:

Imagine leasing an airport to the Iranians. Assad is a serious ball of slime.

Assad ?Maybe.More likely Hezbollah.

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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:11 pm

martin14 wrote:

Oh, I imagine this won't end well.

Jabberwalker wrote:

Imagine leasing an airport to the Iranians. Assad is a serious ball of slime.

Assad ?Maybe.More likely Hezbollah.

What part of Syria does Hezbollah control?

martin14
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:33 pm

What part does Assad actually control ?

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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:11 pm

martin14 wrote:

What part does Assad actually control ?

The Russian sector!

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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 6:12 pm

Assad controls what used to be Aleppo.

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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:47 pm

Israel tends to react in a measured and cautious way when the potential for blowback is too large. I don't expect them to do too much more than what they've already done because the risk of getting in a shootout with any Russians in the area is too dangerous.

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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:24 am

BRAH wrote:

Assad controls what used to be Aleppo.

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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 8:30 am

Thanos wrote:

Israel tends to react in a measured and cautious way when the potential for blowback is too large. I don't expect them to do too much more than what they've already done because the risk of getting in a shootout with any Russians in the area is too dangerous.

The jihadists in Egypt’s Northern Sinai had killed hundreds of soldiers and police officers, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, briefly seized a major town and begun setting up armed checkpoints to claim territory. In late 2015, they brought down a Russian passenger jet.

Egypt appeared unable to stop them, so Israel, alarmed at the threat just over the border, took action.

For more than two years, unmarked Israeli drones, helicopters and jets have carried out a covert air campaign, conducting more than 100 airstrikes inside Egypt, frequently more than once a week — and all with the approval of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

The remarkable cooperation marks a new stage in the evolution of their singularly fraught relationship. Once enemies in three wars, then antagonists in an uneasy peace, Egypt and Israel are now secret allies in a covert war against a common foe.